Obituaries
Lonnie Lee Fahlenkamp
Jul 29, 2011
Lonnie Lee Fahlenkamp, the son of Joe and Viola (Otto) Fahlenkamp, was born on July 30, 1946, in Hartley, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education there graduating from Hartley High School. After graduation, he attended college in Estherville and then Mankato State. On November 27, 1967, Lonnie entered in the military, serving in the United States Navy....
Andy Hugo Bents
Jul 27, 2011
Andy Hugo Bents, the son of Andy and Vivian (Dagel) Bents, was born February 2, 1956, in Sibley, IA. His childhood years were spent in Sibley where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army from 1973 until his honorable discharge in August of 1976. Andy married Barbara Patrick on March...
Bernice Irene Mincer
Jul 23, 2011
Bernice (Tiller) Mincer, 89; July 5, 1922 - July 23, 2011 Recent resident of Heritage House, Buckley, Washington, former business owner and long time resident of Carson, Iowa, Bernice Mincer, will be laid to rest at the North Lawn Cemetery in Spencer, Iowa next to her husband of 62 years, Lyle Walter Mincer. Bernice Mincer was surrounded by her children...
Leona Margaretha Bussert
Jul 21, 2011
Leona Margaretha Bussert, the daughter of Otto and Anna Runge Lettow was born January 19, 1914, in Buckeye Township, IA. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Missouri Church in Buckeye. Leona received her education in Buckeye graduating from Buckeye High School in 1933. She grew up with a big interest in music art. She taught Bible School and...
Helen D Mefferd
Jul 19, 2011
Helen Dorothea Frykberg Mefferd was born February 14, 1920 to Thomas Frykberg, an immigrant from Sweden and Christine Jorgensen Frykberg, an immigrant from Denmark, on a farm near Albert City, Iowa. She grew up during the Great Depression and was molded by that experience. Helen married Paul S. Mefferd on February 14, 1939. To this union seven children were born....
Julian Jasper 'Bud' Lovitt
Jul 17, 2011
Julian Jasper 'Bud' Lovitt was born on January 31, 1924, in Morrill, NE. He graduated from Gering, NE., High School in 1942 and on December 20, 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After basic training and electrician's school, Bud earned his EM3 stripes. He served in the South Pacific Theater of war aboard a destroyer escort and later on...
George Harrison
Jul 12, 2011
George Harrison, the son of George and Myrtle (Harvey) Harrison was born April 27, 1930 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He attended school in Cylinder and graduated from Cylinder High School in 1948. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1954. George married Donna Fiedler on April 28, 1952. After his discharge from the Marines,...
Sadie Victoria Herrig
Jul 10, 2011
Sadie Victoria Herrig, the daughter of Emil Rydberg and Alma Salmonson was born on April 19, 1910 in Arthur, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education attending country school in Arthur. Sadie graduated from high school in Ida Grove in 1927. After graduation during the depression, she was employed by the Adams Ranch in Odebolt until 1934. Sadie...
Russell Edwin Olson
Jul 10, 2011
Russell Edwin Olson, the son of Swan Peter and Amanda (Wigert) Olson, was born November 20, 1911 in Ayrshire, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Ayrshire, Iowa area, where he received his education in country schools. Following his schooling, he began farming near Ruthven. He entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942...
Robert M. Keir
Jul 9, 2011
After a very long and productive life, Robert Keir passed away peacefully at the age of 106 at Longhouse Residence in Spencer on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Robert MacArthur Keir, son of Roy Keir and Zada Corsaut, was born June 6, 1905 near Nemaha, Iowa. Bob attended North School in Spencer through 5th grade. When his family returned to Sac...
Gene Brugman
Jul 5, 2011
Gene (Englert) Brugman, the daughter of Lamar and Ruth (Schuck) Englert, was born March 4, 1925 at home near Royal, IA. She was the oldest of twelve children and spent part of her childhood caring for her younger siblings. After her graduation from Royal High School she went to work at the Spencer Reporter. She enjoyed going to dances, which...
Marc Wesley Crawmer
Jul 1, 2011
Marc Wesley Crawmer, the son of James Crawmer and Sharon Simpson Hoppe, was born August 5, 1956, in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, until moving to Amboy, MN, where he graduated from Amboy High School. Marc enlisted in the Army and the Navy Reserve. He graduated from Voc-Tech in Jackson, MN, as a master...
Robert 'Bob' Wilson White
Jul 1, 2011
Robert Wilson White, the son of Louis A. and Ruth (Wilson) White, was born August 26, 1927, near Rolfe, IA, and resided in Clay County since he was about seven years old. Bob attended Clay County schools and Spencer High School where he graduated in 1945. He then attended South Dakota State University at Brookings for two years prior to...
Jody Mowery
Jun 28, 2011
Jody J. Mowery, the daughter of Joseph & Patricia (Kabrick) Thompson, was born November 17, 1964 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Terril area, where she received her education, graduating from Terril High School in 1983. Throughout her high school days, Jody was very active in sports, qualifying for the State Track Meet in the hurdles...
Beverly Jane Kimball
Jun 26, 2011
Beverly Jane Kimball, the daughter of Arthur and Grace Hessenius Mugge, was born May 20, 1934, in Calumet, IA. As a young child her family moved to the Spencer area where she grew up and received her early education in country schools and graduated in 1953 from Spencer High School. On March 27, 1955, Bev married Jerome George Kimball at...
Kenneth William Spiess
Jun 23, 2011
Kenneth William Spiess was born on December 27, 1914 to Henry and Elizabeth (Patterson) Spiess on a farm west of Knoke, Iowa. He died on June 23, 2011 at the Spencer Hospital at the age of 96 years 6 months 27 days. Kenneth started school at Lincoln Lee County School through the 8th grade. At that time they moved to...
Teri Lyn Stone
Jun 22, 2011
Teri Lyn Stone, the son of Harold and Ruby (Banks) Stone, was born December 9, 1952 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Marathon, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Marathon High School. He grew up working on the turkey farm and also worked on the railroad. Teri married Debbie Camp on June 24, 1978 in...
Wayne Reese
Jun 21, 2011
Wayne Robert Reese, the son of Jack and Mabel (Hansen) Reese, was born April 22, 1921 in Plankinton, SD. His family moved to the Alta Iowa area, when Wayne was a young child. In 1938, they moved to Peterson, Iowa, where he graduated from Peterson High School. Wayne married Fern Bruns on January 10, 1945 at the Lutheran Parsonage in...
Kay Galm
Jun 20, 2011
Kay Frances Galm, daughter of Lavon and Norma Oldaker Johnson, was born on October 20, 1952, in Kansas City, MO. Kay passed away unexpectedly at home early in the morning on June 20, 2011. Kay spent most of her childhood and early adult years in Independence, MO. She graduated from Van Horn High School in 1970 and Penn Valley Community...
Eileen Maria Durst
Jun 20, 2011
Eileen Maria Durst, the daughter of Larry and Mary Margaret (McIntee) Lentz, was born June 12, 1936 in New Hampton, IA. Her family moved to Cherokee in 1941, where she received her education, graduating from Immaculate Conception Catholic School in 1954. Following her schooling she began working for the mental health facility in Cherokee. She met Donnie Durst at the...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
